Does a clone that comes from a dicot form taproots..? What kind of root system does a clone from a dicot have..? Thanks!
With cloning generally clones are the same as the parent specimen, except in instances where a propagation method produces a variation in that particular species or cultivar. Plants resulting from such departures may be called cultivariants. Any method that reproduces plants via vegetative fractions is cloning. These include simple division, stem cuttings, grafting and meristem propagation.
People are telling me that a taproot can only come from a radicle and that clones don't have a radicle so they also can't have a taproot.....I disagree but can't prove them wrong. Thanks for the quick reply Ron, but I think I need to get a little deeper into the subject.
Interesting question. I am not sure of the answer, but it seems that clones of dicots can form taproots. This research paper indicates that possibility: http://guiltinanlab.cas.psu.edu/Publications/Cocoa/Miller and Guiltinan .pdf It would seem likely that root cuttings could form taproots from meristem tissue.
